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31 july 2011 Ildar Mulyukov <ildar at altlinux.ru> 1.6-alt1
- initial build for ALT Linux Sisyphus
- Bugfixes in version 1.6-2
+ replaced softlink to symharden.c
- Changes to version 1.6-1
+ signal handler catches CTRL-C to free duplicates discovered so far
+ added if-defines to avoid double parsing of *.h files
+ removed inline directive [due to compile errors by request of Andres Meyer] - Enhancement in version 1.6-1
+ added listener interface
+ added new platform makefile for Apple Mac Version 10.6.0 i386 [tested]
+ catch filesystem errors (e.g. /sys) and print warnings instead of assertions
+ added (sp)lint rule for linux
+ added symharden tool to convert softlinks into hardlinks whereever possible - Bugfixes in version 1.6-1
+ added missing #ifdef HASHSUM statements [notified by Linc Davis]
+ using include of <sys/stat.h> instead of <linux/stat.h> [by Linc Davis]
+ added fclose() to mp4.c and checking all fclose()/fseek() result codes
+ linted mp3.c, mp4.c mpc.c, auto.c, ogg.c, jpg.c and my.c
+ partially linted freedup.c (e.g. splint does not fail anymore)
+ moved filesize variables in "extra" functions from size_t=int to ulong
+ incorporated patch to avoid segfaults [by Charles Duppy] - Known Bug in 1.6-1
+ Apple Mac version does not link different ownerships (yet reason unclear)
- Changes to version 1.5-3
+ the features provided with option -W are for testing purpose only
+ basic web interface offered (reply not accepted yet)
+ changed invisible default option for sorting criteria to '.' - Enhancement in version 1.5-3
+ automated installation routine for xinetd and inetd
+ deinstall script for xinetd only
+ added html pages to rpm package as well - Bugfixes in version 1.5-3
+ removed a leftover debug command
- Enhancement in version 1.5-2
+ enable freedup to restore directory time stamp after linking (option -T)
+ added usage help, man page and syntax web page for option -T
+ extended test3 in Makefile.tests to check new option -T
+ streamlined Makefile.tests using for-loops and 'test -ef'(25% reduced size)
+ Makefile.tests now needs gnu 'test' facility '[' to work correctly - Bugfixes in version 1.5-2
+ corrected date in copyright notice for -V
+ added '+' and '-' to -k option in online syntax help
- Enhancement in version 1.5-1
+ file trees are now scanned by an internal routine, find is called on demand
+ output during tree scanning changes every 1000 files (i.e. find activity)
+ updated man page to show how to use find instead of the internal routine
+ testing did not proof performance gain when using internal routine - Changes in version 1.5-1
+ first helper routines for web-based GUI
+ corrected and completed copyright information - Bugfixes in version 1.5-1
+ minor corrections to freedup man page
- Enhancement in version 1.4-4
+ report deleted files and the space saved (avail in interactive mode only)
+ link directions '+'/'-' allow to select source by size (extra style only) - Bugfixes in version 1.4-4
+ Makefile copies so that rpm cygwin executable is executable under cygwin
+ initialize all *source variables in dupinfo_entry() to avoid segfaults
+ do not offer linking when files already linked in interactive mode (w/o -H)
+ report linked files and bytes in interactive mode for extra styles
- Enhancement in version 1.4-3
+ one common routine to open config file (simplifies later extensions)
+ added routine to print existing environments in help (for a test period) - Bugfixes in version 1.4-3
+ use character instead of ascii code for '-k' in config file
+ finally fixed missing initialisation to avoid failing (n+m) assertion
+ if mp4 module is applied on mp3 files no more infinite loops should occur
- Enhancement in version 1.4-2
+ there are no more restrictions on the number of identical files
+ added '-H' for the same use as in fdupes: show hardlinked files too
+ added man page description for '-k' and '-H' - Bugfixes in version 1.4-2
+ improved test routine for MP3 and JPG Mix
+ added new line before printing statistics
+ stop printing interactive selection list, when there are no more letters
- Enhancement in version 1.4-1
+ '-k' option changed and recognized key pattern (same key as interactive)
+ '-ni' now reports reliable predictions on linked files and bytes
+ '-n' is reported (and indicated) to report to much for multiple links.
+ options '-qin' (add '-q') now print file clusters like "fdupes -r"
+ erased code that was not active anymore
+ reduction of qsort calls gave more performance which ate up more lstat()s - Bugfixes in version 1.4-1
+ '--timediff' is only set to 0 if '--sametime' is disabled
+ fixed algorithm stability problem, i.e. one qsort run is now sufficient. - New in version 1.3-2
+ ability set a mask for file permissions if 'same' permission is desired.
+ group commands in interactive mode - '@' suggests to link all files to entry with maximum link count
- '#' suggests to link all files to first entry given on command line
- '<' suggests to link all files to the oldest identical entry
- '>' suggests to link all files to the newest identical entry
+ '-k' forces link source by sequence of file naming (compare with '@' above) - Enhancement in version 1.3-2
+ changed default to NOT to use hash functions
+ writing also given directories to config file (w/o probing for existance)
+ first preparations for a netbsd translation - Bugfixes in version 1.3-2
+ findoptions need not to be defined for reading directories from config file
+ assertion in compare_..._hash moved into parenthesis where it belongs to.
- New in version 1.3-1
+ '-#' now requires an integer option (watch out for difficulties!)
+ advanced hash sum calculation is now usable (nearly no penalty, but gain)
+ freedup.org is the new website (the old address remains valid) - Enhancement in version 1.3-1
+ new algorithm calculates internal hash sum during file comparison
+ defaults to new hash algorithm (use --hash 1 to switch to old behaviour)
+ more detailed man page sections on -e, -# and -o. - Bugfixes in version 1.3-1
+ hash sum counter counted double for internal hash algorithm
- New in version 1.2-1
+ Easy storeing & loading of options using environments (not: -Vhaq? )
Options given before are overwritten if present in that environment
+ option -b to set basedir (may be useful with environments)
+ option -D allows to set a maximum time difference - Enhancement in version 1.2-1
+ long options are offered
+ help screen adopted
+ added inactive, buggy code for delayed hash calculation ("hi performance")
+ a test for -D was introduced - Bugfixes in version 1.2-1
+ ignore failed calls of gethash() (e.g. due to file removal) [rare]
+ expect that ferror() may be set in case of feof() [not reported yet]
+ qsort() now gets the difference in contents for files of the same size.[nry]
- Enhancement in version 1.1-3
+ extended test6 to check for symlinking of full and partial filename
+ description in spec file renewed - Bugfixes in version 1.1-3
+ corrected symlinking files with partial filename to those with full
+ added rules to have html files for rpm with cygwin where they are expected
- Enhancement in version 1.1-2
+ allow one more start token 'moov' for mp4 style (mov-Suffix)
+ added -x and -e switch with explanation to man page - Bugfixes in version 1.1-2
+ corrected MANPAGE definition in spec file for rpm with cygwin
+ replaced dependencies in Makefile.tests to ensure correct linking
- New in version 1.1-1
+ header/tail skipping and tag skipping introduced for extra modules
+ extra modules for mp3, mp4, mpc, ogg and jpeg tags (still beta testing)
+ the extra module "auto" selects extra modules by their magic automatically
+ enabled extra modules inhibit external hashing functions
+ test11 was added to check the extra style modules mp3, mp4 and jpg
+ extra modules allow to be compiled as individual testing utilities - Enhancement in version 1.1-1
+ print only available hashmodes and extramodules with help
+ now using defines for internal hash method (simplifies replacement)
+ a message is printed if root privileges were missing during tests
+ using a size that may differ from the file size - Bugfixes in version 1.1-1
+ test10 now recognizes non-default sort order
+ correction to help/usage message
+ added missing stop conditions to byte-by-byte-comparison
- Enhancement in version 1.0-5
+ now compiles unchanged with Cygwin and Linux
+ Makefiles were modified to simplify testing and compilation
+ removed conversion untility "encap"
+ ignore missing "html2text"
+ generate a readable plain text README from README.html
+ more file groups in the header section of Makefile
+ sha1.c is now taken from and referenced to original source.
+ added COLLATERAL section to man page
+ added verification program to distribution
- Enhancement in version 1.0-4
+ report version and copyright on '-V'
+ included Allan Saddis SHA1 implementation as found in duff
+ added more hash functions to default list
+ use '-t' to select certain hash methods manually
+ internal hash function is default, external ones require options
+ introduced colour into Makefile testing routines
+ Makefile relies on GNU make to auto-include OS specific settings
+ added rules and other parts to generate debian packages - Bugfixes in version 1.0-4
+ errors on hash function testing are easier to understand now.
+ errors on hash function selection are reported only with '-v'
+ full special character support if internal hash methods chosen
+ more recent list of files for tarball, clean and distclean
- Enhancement in version 1.0-3
+ Hash Algorithms now are included and work for cygwin as well
+ improved interactive dialogues
+ build symbolic link path in shortest distance to given target path - Bugfixes in version 1.0-3
+ Successful testing with AIX 5.3
+ do not stop interactive mode if setting the terminal discipline fails
+ More intense Testing of comparison function (Makefile)
+ More reliable testing of interactive mode and relative Path (Makefile)
+ removed DANGER message due to program improvements
+ special character support if external hash methods are disabled (-#)
- Enhancement in version 1.0-2
+ runtime check for one out of three usable external hash methods (SHA1, MD5, SUM) - Bugfixes in version 1.0-2
+ corrected comparison length when comparing by memcmp() / failed with cygwin
+ renamed finfo structure to frdinfo to avoid collisions with AIX
+ added ALLPERMS define for non-Linux systems
+ added Makefile define for FREEDUPEXE, since cygwin fails on ./freedup
+ added Makefile define for echo with backslash translation
+ added Makefile check for valid HASH executables in freedup.h
+ print "ln -f <file1> <file2>" , so you may execute it without changes
- Enhancements in version 1.0
+ new interactive mode with full choice list
+ separated linking task into explicit function
+ option -i asks for manual replacement selections
+ options -in print file clusters like "fdupes -r"
+ partial code clean up - Bugfixes
+ avoid name collisions by generating temporary filenames
+ always check files for existance to avoid early termination
+ previously checked that permissions differ (instead of being identical)
+ previously checked that groups differ (instead of being identical)
+ previously checked that users differ (instead of being identical)
+ previously checked that times differ (instead of being identical)
- Enhancements in version 0.9 freedup.c
+ added interactive mode (option -i) [this option is still beta]
+ added delete selections in interactive mode
+ added html documentation to archive
+ added tolerance to unavailable files on fopen() [Rel.2] - Enhancements in version 0.9 Makefile
+ added definitions: INSTALLDIR, MANPAGEDIR, etc
+ added targets: tarball, install, clean, distclean
+ version and release are now defined in freedup.spec only
+ added test that tries all numeric options during interaction [Rel.2] - Enhancements in version 0.9 freedup.spec
+ use install instead of cp
- Enhancements in version 0.8
+ avoid linking empty files (new option -0)
+ avoid printing any information (new option -q)
+ updated man page to reflect all options
+ added test7 to check for correct handling of empty files - Bugfixes
+ use mode instead of size to determine file type
+ starting with release 1 (not with 0)
+ added aditional file to distribution
- Enhancements in version 0.7
+ compiles under cygwin (no hash support with cygwin)
+ works for NTFS file systems (at least test cases worked)
- Enhancements in version 0.6
+ MD5 hash scanning may be disabled by options now
- Enhancements in version 0.5
+ exclude non-regular files from investigation using lstat
+ error handling for OS functions now with messages instead of asserts
+ corrected and completed some text messages
+ Tested 400000 multimedia files in upto 20 trees
- Enhancements in version 0.4
+ now a single run should be sufficient in most cases
+ added -w to force symlinks instead of hardlinks
+ added -l to allow only hardlinks and no symlinks
+ first test comparing results for different trees
+ more structured web page - Bugfixes
+ no more overwriting of previously scanned trees
+ comparision return values are not zero if additional tests fail
+ completed bug fixes from version 0.2
- Enhancements in version 0.3
+ splitted user and group comparison into separate tests - Bugfixes
+ argument position is now less important than existing link count
This was needed to avoid alternating link replacements
+ stop when number of changes gets constant :-(healing symptoms)
+ do not reset file counter when deciding to realloc()
- Enhancements in version 0.2
+ call "find" only once
+ allow input from stdin
+ some code cleaning
+ added man page
+ added more tests
+ improved Makefile - Bugfixes
+ added -a to getopt string
+ report correct version
+ corrected basename macro
- Initial Release